CVE-2012-1146

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: May 17, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The mem_cgroup_usage_unregister_event function in mm/memcontrol.c in the Linux kernel before 3.2.10 does not properly handle multiple events that are attached to the same eventfd, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by registering memory threshold events.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986f
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/07/3
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800813
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73711
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986f
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-March/075781.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/48964
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/07/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=800813
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73711
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/371528caec553785c37f73fa3926ea0de84f986f
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

fedoraproject linux suse

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